I have to admit everyone in my house is a sports fanatic. We love all sports, football, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, soccer, you name it and we love it! But you can’t watch sports without something to eat! Enter my Creole Chicken Artichoke Balls! It’s football time and I am getting ready for my super…
Snacks
Stuffed Pretzels Sticks with Pastrami and Cheese
Sandwich In A Stick! I decided to combine my two favorite things, sandwich meat and bread. I created these Stuffed Pretzels for a filling tasty snack. After mixing all the ingredients the pretzel dough is put into a freezer bag dusted with flour and this is what happens after 30 minutes and the dough…
Red Velvet Doughnuts with Chocolate Chips
Food Art! When I was in college, in my art class we had to create food art. Food art is when you take a piece of art and emulate the art piece by creating a food dish out of it. I wanted to make Mexican food, I forgot what artist I chose, but I do…
Cevapi (Sausage) Dip
I must inform you that I have a lot of trouble cooking small amounts of food. I grew up in a big family and cooking for 4 people was never an option. Yesterday I made Cevapi burgers and I made so much burger meat I was left with a lot of leftover sausage. Since I…
Thicker Than A Snicker Sundae
Ice Cream Social! OK who does not like a Snicker candy bar? I have not ever heard someone tell me they don’t like Snickers. Well I love them and I decided to create a tasty ice cream sundae out of a homemade snicker candy bar. YUM! I decided to pay homage to Snickers by using…
Smoked Chicken Rangoons
With a Side of Spice! I decided yesterday I wanted to smoke a chicken, I mean smoke 2 chickens. Over the next couple of days I am going on a journey to create some of my favorite recipes utilizing smoked chicken. This recipe is fast, quick and simple after smoking the chicken or you could…
Louisiana Crunch Cake with Butter Pecan Glaze
Crunch-ilicious! When I was a kid my favorite cake was Entenmann’s Louisiana Crunch Cake. I am not sure if they use pecans in their cake or not, but all cake taste better with pecans, so I am adding them. This is one great tasting cake. It brings back so many memories of childhood. Eating this…
Soft Buttery Pink Salted Pretzel Twist
Butter Time! Oh, yes, these are so buttery. I wanted a soft pretzel and I wanted one that was buttery. I must say, I think I accomplished my mission. These pretzels are so good, I will never buy another pretzel again. You must make these at least once to experience what I am talking about….
German Chocolate Doughnut with Maple Bacon Glaze
Just Delicious! This is another one of my quick doughnut recipes when I want something sweet to eat in a hurry. I decided to take these German Chocolate Doughnut to another level by using bacon, pecans and maple syrup. After mixing the batter add it to a freezer bag and create a mock pastry bag….
Crispy Cheesy Asian Rangoons
The Crunch Factor! I always order rangoons when I go out to eat at Asian restaurants. Often times they are ruined by the addition of imitation crab. My Crispy Cheesy Asian Rangoons are delicious! Since my baby girl is allergic to seafood, I decided to create a seafood free version. Start with room temperature cream…
Strawberry Banana Pudding Mini Trifles
Stacked Goodness! I decided to make trifles with my left over Brown Sugar Baby Pound Cake. Hey, I couldn’t allow such buttery goodness go to waste. My Strawberry Banana Pudding Trifles are perfect for leftover eats! Start with organic strawberries and jello banana cream instant pudding mix. These are quick simple deserts, once you…
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Butterlicious! Who doesn’t like a nice thick piece of buttery Brown Sugar Pound Cake? I love pound cake, and it was so cold today I decided I wanted to make a nice buttery pound cake, and have a big glass of hot chocolate while I eat all the cake. OK, not all of it but…
Lemon Loaf Cake
Just Lemon! A couple of days ago I made Quick Lemon Lover Baked Doughnuts, well my family wants more Lemon, so here we go. Lemon Loaf Cake, just yummy! Sorry mixer you will get your rest in about 1 week, until then we bake! Zest first, then juice your lemons. This lemon glaze is so…
Quick Lemon Lover Baked Doughnuts
Pucker Up! There’s only one way to explain the taste of these doughnuts…magically delicious. A little background on how this lemon came to be. My daughter aka Baby Girl always, I mean always waits until the last minute to tell me she needs something baked for school or girl scouts. About five years ago, once…
Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies-N-Milk! These Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies are really good, I make them every holiday season. The key is you must use good ingredients. I splurge on good vanilla and good chocolate chips and I taste the difference. I have tried the cookies with unsifted flour vs sifted and I decided I like the texture…
Neiman Marcus Dip, My Way
Dip Baby Dip! Today someone pinned Neiman Marcus dip on Pinterest. So I decided to click on two sites to see how it was made:https://rhubarbandhoney.com/2011/12/05/neiman-marcus-dip/ and then I clicked on site number two: https://www.justaspoonfulof.com/2012/05/neiman-marcus-dip.html , yes they both looked real delicious. I decided to make this dip and “creolize” it my way. Yep, I…
Chile Con Queso with Andouille Sausage
Hot, Hot, Hot! If you can’t handle the spice, you’re going to have to get out of the kitchen on this dish. This Spicy Chile Con Queso is hot! Fresh Anaheim chilies. Roast chilies until the skin blisters. Allow chilies to rest, then peel off blistered skin. Cut the stem off the top of the…
Doughnuts Stuffed with Fruit Cocktail
Today I decided I would create a breakfast fit for a queen! Were going to call it high tea for southerners. It’s extremely cold out and I thought to myself, I said self; why not doughnuts! My Doughnuts Stuffed with Fruit Cocktail is not only a guilty pleasure, their delicious! I started to just…
Texas Turkey Armadillo Eggs
Yes, I still have turkey left over from Thanksgiving. I am using my last two cups of shredded turkey to make Armadillo Eggs. Divide cream cheese in half. Slice and score jalapeno making sure not to cut all the way through. Form jalapenos to look like Armadillo eggs then chill. Fry, drain, slice and enjoy!…
Smoke Stacked Korean Chicken Nachos
I know what you’re thinking, Korean Nachos? Yes, Korean Nachos. Nachos are a universal food and can be adapted to any culture, I vote for Korean today. I make a Korean spicy chicken that is divine. Today I decided to take that recipe along with my smoked chicken from thanksgiving and combine the two….
